With no way to escape, Fahai threw out his final Dharma artifact, the Prayer Beads. Naturally, his delaying tactic was split in two by Xu Xian's axe. All his magical treasures destroyed, Fahai panicked for a moment and was caught by the wind-riding Ink Qilin. A flash of axe light appeared, the Vidyaraja Dharma Body shattered, and Fahai plummeted from the sky.
Seeing its master smash the enemy, the Ink Qilin immediately threw back its head and roared. The roar shook the surrounding lands, its Haki unmatched.
"Roooaaaarrr—"
Xu Xian slapped it across the head. "What are you howling for? Get down for me."
"Whimper, whimper, whimper~~~"
After Xu Xian leaped off the Ink Qilin, it immediately sprawled onto the ground, lying spread-eagled and panting heavily. It only hated that it had been born with black hide; otherwise, it would have been an auspicious beast.
Because auspicious beasts did not have to carry people!
Fahai was much the same as the Ink Qilin, sprawled on the ground and groaning. His face was bruised and swollen, and he looked more like a White Elephant than the Altar Cleansing Emissary with scallions stuck in his nose. His cassock and Dharma robes had been torn into strips, and his body was covered in bruises. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought he had been beaten by a mob.
"Bald donkey, where is my wife?"
Looking at Xu Xian's raised fist, Fahai felt sorrow fill his heart. "King of the North, since your divine powers are so great, don't tell this humble monk that you do not know your wife is a snake demon."
Xu Xian's expression darkened. "So what if I know? So what if I don't?"
"So you did know!" Fahai said furiously. "You are a pillar of the nation, bearing